Courtroom trials involving the determination of auto-accident liability increasingly rely on sophisticated video reconstruction. These reconstructions are frequently produced using 3D computer graphics. The state of the art as of early 2004 is quite advanced. This video is a compilation of several recent clips provided by my firm, SIX FRIENDS FORENSICS, using the very latest in ingeniously-implemented physical simulation to convey, to a jury, what a drunk idiot did and how fast he or she did that thing. The animation here was created with proprietary software running on a networked stack of WILSON-FISK supercomputers in a sealed render-room, nitrogen-cooled to a temperature of one hundred and fifty seven degrees below zero, Farenheit.
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This movie is part of the collection: Community Video

Director: www.frankpanucci.com
Producer: www.frankpanucci.com
Production Company: SIX FRIENDS FORENSICS
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: simulation:crashes: cars; Animation: 3-D
Contact Information: www.frankpanucci.com

Creative Commons license: Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial

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Reviewer: Framan - - July 17, 2004
Subject: A good technology demonstrator.
I nice little technical demonstrator though it isn't really up to todays 3D graphics standards. I am now curious as to the accident demonstrations that are show in the courtroom.

Reviewer: Dano_75025 - - May 23, 2004
Subject: Cute
As the previous reviewer noted, the physics are not of this world. Enjoyable, but short and without any kind of story. Basically, just a demonstration of great rendering (reflections, shadows, etc.).

Reviewer: tambora - - April 21, 2004
Subject: One you can watch again and again
The description above doesn't prepare you for what's really in this film.

Frank Panucci has created a magical computer landscape of cars that don't quite obey all the laws of physics, but nevertheless look really cool when the crash into each other. Add a fun score, some cartoonish over-the-top sound effects, and some wonderfully ridiculous crashes, including one of a car getting thrown off a seesaw, and this film is pure fun.

I could've watched this for at least five more minutes. So when the end comes, I was left wanting a lot more. The only solution was to watch it again. And again. You'll want to, too.

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Produced and directed by Frank Panucci
Computer programming staff:
Al Ligator
Kitty Litter
Mona Little
Penny Loafers
Huck A. Loogee
Trudy Lookinglass
Ima Looney
Ima Loser
Eva Lution
Dan D. Lyon
Anna Lytic
Myra Mains
Joe Mama
Anita Man
Sal A. Mander
Victor E. March
Ahmed Mashed
Lon Mauer
Willie Maykit
Bill Meelater
Marsha Mellow
Moe Mentum
Otto Mobile
Lotta Mullarkey
Rusty Nails
Bo Narrow
Jim Nazium
Saron Needles
Clara Net
Brand Newhouse
Anita Newman
Rusty Nickels
Lois D. Nominator
Tamara Z. Notherday
Iknowa Nothing
Roman Numerals
Patty O'Furniture
Lyn O'Leeum
Angie O'Plasty
Ryan O'Plasty
P. Anne O'Recital
Rick O'Shea
Nick O'Teen
Carrie Oakey
Ivan Odor
Zoe Ology
Phil Osophy
Dawn Ovanuday
Ivan Panced
Hank E. Pankie
Labor Payne
Warren Peace
Sue Permann

Animators:
Peter Abbot
Marcus Absent
Bjorn Agin
Ray D. Aider
Marie D. Ajurck
Anita Alibi
Jack Alope
Phil Anderer
Claire Annette
Sharon Apartment
Ben Around
Ioya Asandwich
Gabe Asher
Jerry Atrick
Chris P. Bacon
Cary Baggs
Ima I. Ball
Robin Banks
Candi Barr
Candy Barre
Sandy Beach
Frank N. Beans
Angus Beef
Acassa Beer
Anita Beer
Bruno Beer
Isadora Bell
Isadore Belle
Sara Bellum
Iduma Best
Cassius Better
Al Bino
Maureen Biologist
Earl E. Bird
Anita Blackman